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(11) EP 1 474 817 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
10.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/46

(21) Application number: 03710943.6

(22) Date of filing: 10.02.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H01H 59/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/003919
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/069646 (21.08.2003 Gazette 2003/34)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO

(30) Priority: 11.02.2002 EP 02002963

(71) Applicants:
  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    164 83 Stockholm (SE)
  • International Business Machines Corporation
    Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MEIXNER, Michael
    91054 Erlangen (DE)
  • BUCHWALTER, Leena, Paivikki
    Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 (US)
  • LUND, Jennifer, Louise
    Brookeville, MD 20833-1218 (US)
  • DELIGIANNI, Hariklia
    Tenafly, NJ 07670 (US)

(74) Representative: Wiedemann, Peter 
Hoffmann - EitlePatent- und RechtsanwälteArabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


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